I often wish that you could have her a little while perhapse one night or so and
then I could have her back again— she is a verry affectionate child. I am now at
Father Clarks where I have been about 12 weeks he has no wife she died just
before they were driven from Missourie— he has made me welcome to stay here
untill you return; would it not be for the best think you,— they are a verry kind
family he says he wants me to feal as much at home as at my fathers house
sister Church that he hires to keep his house sends her respects to you and says
that she will take as good care of me as she can, she is a fine girl I think much
of her— Old father John Smith lives in our house in brother Hawley’s settlement
he (brother Hawley) moved his family to Qunicy last fall but is expected back this
spring; he was appointed the bishops assistant, likewise brother Avery and brother
Owen in the same neighbourhood— but I should be verry sorry to be dependent on
them for my support for they talked of makeing me sell my clothes and things
to support myselfe ^when there^, but thank the Lord I am at present out of their hands; I
hear of no such thing now. I have been liveing by the wayside as it were ever since
you le[f]t me, I hope that you never will take another man’s say so in regard
to such things again but I do not blame you in the least for these things but
impute it to men’s not keeping their word; My dear Willford can you not tell me
something near when you will be at home, for the time seames verry long
to me. I have not heared from father Woodruff’s family since you left
N.Y. [illegible] ^shall^ you write to them or must I give them the news from you. I rece
ived a paper from sister Shuah a few days since she said they ^were^ well but Mother
failed quite fast— she has been to N.Y. to visit brother Ilus she waited 2 weeks
to see you there but was much disappointed in not seeing you— Brother
Joseph returned from Washington a few days since the present prospect is
that our brethren will get a redress of their wrongs— they have now 2 mill
ions of dolls. of damage now before the house and a committee is now appoi
nted to go round among the brethren and get their affidavits and bills of
damage (that is those who have not given in their bills) and it is said that
they will amount to 1 million more— the majority of the house is in our
favour— Henry Clay and other influential men are warm advocates
for the church— Judge Higby S. Rigdon P. Pratt and B. Winchester are
in Washington now— When our brethren first went to Congress they
told them they could do nothing for them, but the prospect is quite different
at now ^present^.— I expect that brother O. Hyde is on his way to England as I heard
that he was expecting to start today— I should have written by him had I
known it in time— the first of Jan. brother Young and Smith were on
their way to N.Y. citty and expected to cross the water when the Lord should

I have received 6 dolls. from you five in one letter & one in another which was verry acceptable but
feared that you would need it more than I did as the people are so poor in England

I often wish that you could have her a little while perhapse one night or so and then I could have her back again— she is a verry affectionate child. I am now at Father Clarks where I have been about 12 weeks he has no wife she died just before they were driven from Missourie— he has made me welcome to stay here untill you return; would it not be for the best think you,— they are a verry kind family he says he wants me to feal as much at home as at my fathers house sister Church that he hires to keep his house sends her respects to you and says that she will take as good care of me as she can, she is a fine girl I think much of her— Old father John Smith lives in our house in brother Hawley’s settlement he (brother Hawley) moved his family to Qunicy last fall but is expected back this spring; he was appointed the bishops assistant, likewise brother Avery and brother Owen in the same neighbourhood— but I should be verry sorry to be dependent on them for my support for they talked of makeing me sell my clothes and things to support myselfe when there, but thank the Lord I am at present out of their hands; I hear of no such thing now. I have been liveing by the wayside as it were ever since you left me, I hope that you never will take another man’s say so in regard to such things again but I do not blame you in the least for these things but impute it to men’s not keeping their word; My dear Willford can you not tell me something near when you will be at home, for the time seames verry long to me. I have not heared from father Woodruff’s family since you left N.Y. shall you write to them or must I give them the news from you. I rece ived a paper from sister Shuah a few days since she said they were well but Mother failed quite fast— she has been to N.Y. to visit brother Ilus she waited 2 weeks to see you there but was much disappointed in not seeing you— Brother Joseph returned from Washington a few days since the present prospect is that our brethren will get a redress of their wrongs— they have 2 mill ions of dolls. of damage now before the house and a committee is now appoi nted to go round among the brethren and get their affidavits and bills of damage (that is those who have not given in their bills) and it is said that they will amount to 1 million more— the majority of the house is in our favour— Henry Clay and other influential men are warm advocates for the church— Judge Higby S. Rigdon P. Pratt and B. Winchester are in Washington now— When our brethren first went to Congress they told them they could do nothing for them, but the prospect is quite different at present.— I expect that brother O. Hyde is on his way to England as I heard that he was expecting to start today— I should have written by him had I known it in time— the first of Jan. brother Young and Smith were on their way to N.Y. citty and expected to cross the water when the Lord should

I have received 6 dolls. from you five in one letter & one in another which was verry acceptable but feared that you would need it more than I did as the people are so poor in England